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William Walton (1706-1768)

Date:

ca. 1750

Object Number:

1902.3

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Related People:

Artist/Maker:John Wollaston

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Silver sauce ladle with a downturned handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "J M D" in script on the front; horizontal elliptical bowl with a broad drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.

Object Number

INV.14113

Marks

engraved: on the handle: "J M D" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "YOUNG" in a serrated rectangle

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.